Ted Cruz gets haircut at a Texas salon where owner went to jail for defying a coronavirus shutdown order
On Friday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got a haircut at a Dallas salon that has become a symbol of protest against stay-at-home orders. Friday, May 8, was the first day salons were allowed to reopen in Texas.
Luther was freed Thursday after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott intervened, changing the emergency order to eliminate jail time as a punishment.Critics argue the orders, which are in place in many states to slow the spread of coronavirus, negatively impact the economy and constitute government overreach.
Cruz stopped for a trim at Shelly Luther's Salon A La Mode in Dallas on the first day salons could reopen in Texas, but his visit was primarily to support Luther, who spent a night in jail this week for continuing to operate her salon despite the state's emergency order until Texas' Republican governor intervened.
who had initially offered to give her a fine if she closed her business until May 8 and apologized for her "selfish" actions in keeping the salon open
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